Yarn reel



c. E. ROGERS` YARN REEL. APPLICATION 'FVlLgD ocT. 11. 1921.- ,4282 l l9. Ptlld Sept 5, 1922.

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Patented Sept., 5, 1922.

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CHARLES nknocgnns, or NEW Lennon, yconivncrrrcnr.

y To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. ROGERS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at f' New London, in the countyof New London and State of Connecticut, have invented new and usefulImprovements in YarnReels, of which the following is a specification. y

rlhis invention relates to certain `new and useful improvements in yarnreels, and the l0 primary object thereof is to provide a ,reel whichmaintains the hank or skein of-yarn under tension so as to thereby takeup all slack in the hank or skein, during unwinding of the yarn from thereel, thereby preventing overrunning of the hank or skein.

A further object of the invention is to provide spring means foreffecting the tension on the yarn and to provide a simple and economicalstructure which can be easily and quickly operated to place the hank orskein under tension.

Still further the invention aims to provide a novel structure K for thepurpose stated which involves a minimum of parts so as to reduce cost ofproduction and also likelihood of derangement of the parts.

Other and further objects will be later set forth and manifested in thecourse of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of 'the invention;

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure l; and t Figure 3 is asection on line 3 3 of Figure 2.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention, a shaft Sisemployed upon which disks l and 2 are mounted, disk l 40 being rigidlysecured to the shaft, while disk 2 is rotatable on the shaft. The disk lcarries a series of radial outwardly extending arms 3, while the outerends of the arms have transverse bolts 4 attached thereto.

The disk 2 has a corresponding series of arms 5 pivoted at their innerends thereto at 5 while the outer ends of these arms 5 have the yarnspools 6 secured thereto.

For the purpose of maintaining the disk 2 under constant tension, a coilspring 7 is employed having its inner end secured in fixed relation tothe disk l and shaft S, while its outer end is secured to a bolt 8, thelatter being adjustably secured in a curved slot 9 formed in the disk 2,so as to allow Yann REEL.

`Application filed October 11, 1921. Serial No. 507,072.

of regulation yof the tension of the spring as desired. c

A `pivoted, spring tensioned latch 10 is mounted on the hub 2lvof thedisk 2 and has its effective end formed to contact a stop ll carried bythedisk l'. y The ybolts 4 extend through and operate in slots 5 formedin the arms 5 so that upon relative rotation of the disks l and 2, thearms 5 and therewith the spools 6 will be moved from the positiony shownin dotted lines to the full line position of Figure l. f

The operation is as follows:

The operator first depresses the outer end of the latch l0 releasing theeffective end thereof from the stop 11 and ythen effectsrelative'rotation of the two disks l and 2 so as to wind up the spring 7and thus increase the tension thereof, at the same time causing thebolts 4 to move through the slots 5 so that the parts are moved from thedotted tothe full line position of Figure l. The latch is then releasedcausing the edective end thereof to again contact with the stop 11holding the reel in they contracted or full line position of Figure l.kThe hank or skein of yarn is now placed on the reel,eand the latchagain depressed to disengage same from the stop 11, which allows thespring 7 to exert its action or tension on the disks causing the latterto have a tendency to move the arms 5 and therewith the spools 61'outwardly or from the full to the dotted line position of Figure l. lInthis manner, the skein or hank of yarn is maintained under constant anduniform tension, so that all slack is taken up and overrnnning of thehank or skein is prevented.

Having thus described my invention, what kI claimfas new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is l. In a yarn reel, a shaft, a disk fixed onthe shaft and having radial arms, bolts carried by the arms,y a diskrotatable on the shaft, arms pivoted at their inner ends to therotatable disk and having spools on their outer ends and having slotsreceiving the respective bolts, a coil spring between the disks securedat one end to the fixed disk and adjustably securedk at its opposite endto the rotatable disk, a stop on the fixed disk, and a latch carried bythe rotatable disk and engaging the stop.

2. In a yarn reel, a pair of relatively rotatable disks, a spring fornormally ten- 110 .CII

sioning the disks to effect relative rotation thereof, spool carryingmembers pivotally carried by one disk, and means to cause the spoolcarrying` members to move about their pivots to move outwardly `from thelast named disl through the tension of the spring.

3. In a yarn reel, al pair of relatively rotatable members, means totension the members to effect relative rotation therebetween, spoolcarrying members svvingingly carried by one member and means to swingthe spool carrying members outwardly fromthe last named member uponrelative rotation of the pair of members.

4; In a yarn reel, a iiXed member, a rotatable member having a slot,spring means to tension the rotatable member, yarn engaging meanscarried by the rotatable, means lto eiieot inward and outward movementof said yarn engagingmeans upon movement of the rotatable member, al'stopon the nner face of the iixed member, and a spring tensioned latchpivoted to the rotatable member` and extending through the slot thereofto engage opposite sides of the stop.

5. In a yarn reel, a relatively fixed disk having radial fixed arms, arelatively rotatable disk, slotted arms pivoted at their inner ends tothe rotatable disk and having yarn engaging means on their outer ends,

